# My current obsession: SkyCards! Anyone else play? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818 "2026-06-11T07:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/101 "2026-06-26T18:16:29Z")
I’ve been at this for a bit longer than most of you here, having joined in Mar2025, but here’s where I’m at… Level: 32 Trophies: 33 Aircraft: 989 Airports: 1890 Fleets: 873 My three rarest aircraft are the Temco Buckaroo (18.22), the Alvarez Polliwagen (16.02), and the Scheibe SF-27M (a motor glider, 15.81). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/102 "2026-06-26T22:25:43Z")
I thought it might be a fun challenge to get all the airports that are episodes of _Cabin Pressure_, but we’d have to stretch the definitions a bit. The airport in Ipswich closed in 1998. I need 21 more types to get the Scarce trophy. I have 2 flights for the Long-Hauler trophy, and will have the third in an hour or so. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/103 "2026-06-27T01:36:23Z")
Just caught one of these near LAX; had to use a radar extender to get to it. > **[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper)** > > The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF). The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the USAF to indicate ground control by humans. > The MQ... ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/104 "2026-06-27T01:52:27Z")
Got it. Thanks for the heads up. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/105 "2026-06-27T01:54:44Z")
The [Flightradar blog](https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/) is also a good way to locate specific aircraft. Just caught a 747 near Munich thanks to finding [the entry](https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aircraft-types/boeing-747/) via Google. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/106 "2026-06-27T01:55:06Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Thanks for the heads up. 👍   ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/107 "2026-06-27T01:56:54Z")
And also belated thanks to @Dorjan, I have a silver Ghost Bat now that has done well for me in battles. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/108 "2026-06-27T02:08:06Z")
Finally completed my first Daily Missions! Bell 206 somewhere in California, 747 over Germany, one jet traveling at exactly 500 knots in my home area and went to Long Island for the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/109 "2026-06-27T02:26:53Z")
And I got my first bronze with a Bell GlobalRanger. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/110 "2026-06-27T02:35:02Z")
Caught 3 different police choppers over Baltimore. I wonder what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/111 "2026-06-27T15:18:47Z")
Some kind of vintage, WWII reunion over southern England today. I’ve caught… Tiger Moth Fairey Swordfish Bristol Blenheim Hawker Sea Fury P-51 and 4 Spitfires Or is this just a normal Saturday around those parts? ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/112 "2026-06-27T16:44:55Z")
Daughter reports some sort of air show around Baltimore; unclear if it is ongoing. Osprey in the area. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/113 "2026-06-27T19:34:55Z")
I don’t think I’ll be very keen. I’ve already got one, you see. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/114 "2026-06-27T19:55:54Z")
The tip about traveling more and about southern England worked out well for me this morning: I spent a free travel token plus bought a 30-minute infinite camera, and traveled to London Heathrow. I picked up some great planes, like a Spitfire, Tiger Moth, and P-47 Thunderbolt, plus tons of Fleets and Airports I’d likely never get in the USA. ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/115 "2026-06-27T19:57:11Z")
Southern England is pretty consistently awesome on Saturdays and Sundays. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/116 "2026-06-27T20:43:28Z")
I missed the P-47, but went back in the afternoon and caught a P-38. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/117 "2026-06-27T21:15:35Z")
I missed the LAX-to-Singapore flight yesterday, but caught it today. Might not be possible to the the ten-longest-flights trophy for a while; I think some of them aren’t running this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/118 "2026-06-27T22:44:07Z")
Just wait til Qantas launches **[Project Sunrise](https://www.qantas.com/en-au/onboard/fleet/a350)**. 22 hours at a go. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/119 "2026-06-28T19:17:31Z")
Autogyro northwest of Hollywood-Burbank. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/120 "2026-06-28T20:54:15Z")
Bell 206 near Oakland if anyone needs it for daily missions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818.md?page=7)